Previous Employment:

Recent Transactions and Engagements:

Served as legal advisor to former Governor James Martin on offshore drilling, working on a number of water and coastal-related issues.

Drafted and filed the State’s official Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) consistency appeals (later upheld by the US Secretary of Commerce) to protect the State’s calls for more complete information.

Provided legal counsel to the State in conducting public hearings up and down the coast.

Helped obtain the passage of legislation authorizing a special license plate designed to raise funds for conservation, maintenance and educational projects for the approximately 300 miles of the National Scenic Appalachian Trail that runs through western North Carolina.